{"product_id":"the-avacchedakatanirukti-with-the-subodh-commentary","title":"The Avacchedakatanirukti: With The Subodh Commentary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommentry by : N.S. Ramanuja Tatacharya\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditor : S. Lakshminaraismham\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher : Institute Francais De Pondichery\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ 1 January 2017\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ Sanskrit\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 290 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8184702108\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8184702101\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 650 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Avacchedakatānirukti: With the Subodhā Commentary\u003c\/b\u003e, edited and elucidated by the legendary modern scholar \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"109\"\u003eProf. N.S. Ramanuja Tatacharya\u003c\/b\u003e (with contributions from S. Lakshminarasimham) and published by the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"208\"\u003eInstitut Français de Pondichéry (French Institute of Pondicherry)\u003c\/b\u003e, is an extraordinary, highly specialized milestone in classical Indology and Indian epistemology. This critical text operates within the formidable domain of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"432\"\u003eNavya-Nyāya\u003c\/b\u003e (New Logic), a philosophical system celebrated for its ultra-rigorous, highly formalized linguistic and logical framework developed in medieval and early modern India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe primary objective of this text is to define and unpack one of the most notoriously complex and foundational concepts in Indian logic: \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"138\"\u003eAvacchedakatva\u003c\/b\u003e (the nature of a \"limitor\" or the property of being a determinant characteristic). The book targets a specific, elite layer of scholastic textual succession:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Root Text (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003eTattva-Cintāmaṇi\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Originally written by Gangeśa Upādhyāya in the 14th century, establishing the Navya-Nyāya school.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Secondary Commentary (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003eDīdhiti\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e A revolutionary mid-15th-century critique written by the brilliant, iconoclastic logician \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"126\"\u003eRaghunātha Śiromaṇi\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Super-Commentary (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"22\"\u003eGādādhari\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"34\"\u003eAvacchedakatānirukti\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e A highly technical supplement written by the master logician \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"118\"\u003eGadādhara Bhaṭṭācārya\u003c\/b\u003e (c. 1604–1709) to expand upon Raghunātha's definitions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe specific portion contained in this volume focuses on \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"57\"\u003eVyāpti\u003c\/b\u003e—the concept of invariable, universal concomitance (the logical relationship between a signifier, like smoke, and the signified, like fire). Gadādhara analyzes how a property limits or isolates another property to ensure absolute logical certainty, avoiding errors of over-extension (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"347\"\u003eativyāpti\u003c\/i\u003e) or under-extension (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"378\"\u003eavyāpti\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGadādhara Bhaṭṭācārya\u003c\/b\u003e (17th Century) was the undisputed titan of the Navadvipa (Bengal) school of Navya-Nyāya. Known historically as the last great peak of neo-logical philosophy, he authored extensive treatises that established the highest standards of logical precision in the Indian tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProf. N.S. Ramanuja Tatacharya\u003c\/b\u003e (1928–2018) was a towering, internationally revered Sanskrit scholar, logician, and grammarian. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha in Tirupati and was deeply integrated with the French Institute of Pondicherry. 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